Former Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz has died. He was 98. Mr. Butz, West Lafayette, Ind. was secretary from 1971-1976. His death was announced by Purdue University, where he was dean of the College of Agriculture from 1957 to 1967. Randy Woodson, the current dean, told The Associated Press that had Mr. Butz died in his sleep while visiting … Read More
NMPF Joins Global Group
National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) has become a member of the Global Dairy Platform (GDP). This association of domestic and international dairy marketing organizations is working together to bolster the image of dairy foods. GDP is focused on creating new opportunities for dairy in emerging markets, with an emphasis on shared scientific research to augment nutrition policy, a friendlier regulatory … Read More
Producers Sought for WMMB Director Seats
Do you live in Wisconsin and want to help “Shape the Future of Dairy” in your state? Then the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) wants you! A WMMB director spends about 200 hours each year on WMMB business and attends an average of two committee meetings and five board meetings annually. Board terms are three years and must be filled … Read More
Schafer Becomes Agriculture Sec'y Amid Farm Bill Fight
Ed Schafer has been named the new U.S. Agriculture Secretary, succeeding Mike Johanns. The 61 year-old former Republican governor of North Dakota will begin his new position during a particularly difficult time – the White House continues to threaten a veto of the Farm Bill. As secretary, Schafer will be in charge of deadlocked negotiations with Congress over the five-year … Read More
House Cafeteria Serves New Menu
Why should you care about this article? Because before several of House of Representative legislators spoke up, other legislators and important policymakers in Washington D.C. were exposed to misleading information about milk and dairy products in the one place you wouldn’t expect – the House cafeteria. Just another reason that dairy producers should make the effort to form relationships with … Read More
Pa. Revises Label Guidelines
The state of Pennsylvania has announced that it will revise its original plan to ban milk processors from using labels that such as “No BST” from milk and dairy products. Instead, new guidelines will require that labels not be misleading and that there be a paper trail that can verify the claims made on the labels. For instance, a label … Read More
IDFA Supports Moratorium
International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) President and CEO Connie Tipton has announced the support of the association’s dairy processors to FDA’s announced continued moratorium on milk and food from cloned animals. Portions of the statement appear below. “We applaud Acting Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Connor for his common sense decision to continue the moratorium on milk from cloned animals while … Read More
Final Decision on Clones Released
I know I’m a little late posting this news, but for those of you who haven’t heard yet, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released their report that concludes that food from clonded animals and their offspring is safe. The agency has asked producers of cloned animals to continue their voluntary moratorium on the sale of meat and milk … Read More
DBA Supports Governor Doyle
The Dairy Business Association (DBA) has announced its support of Wis. Governor Jim Doyle’s efforts for launching the Next Generation Agriculture Plan at its annual business meeting. The Next Generation Agriculture Plan is a detailed, aggressive plan that will continue to build collaborative efforts between the Administration and the DBA to further improve the Wisconsin’s agriculture economy, especially its dairy … Read More
Buttery Creation Revealed
Artists have a knack for being able to create a story from any medium. Jim Victor has carved himself a niche in butter – butter sculptures to be exact! On Thursday, the 17th annual butter sculpture was unveiled as part of the kick off to the 92nd Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, Pa. The butter sculpture is sponsored annually by … Read More